Business calendar

May 29: A ServSafe Food Safety Training and Certification is planned by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College. Details: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico. Cost: With book, $120 in advance or $130 at the door; without the book: $80 prepaid, $90 at the door. Reservations: 895-9017. The workshop fulfils the state law requirements under California Uniform Retail Food Facility Law.

June 3: "Introduction to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)" will be offered by Butte College Small Business Development Center. Details: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico. Cost: $40 prepaid $50 at the door. Reservations: 895-9017. SEO is the process of getting your website seen by search engines. Topics include site maps, Google developer tools and analytics, content writing for keywords and coding among others.

June 4: "New Venture Series for Start-up businesses" will be offered by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College. Details: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico. The four-part training provides essential information for starting a new business and new business owners in business for a year or less. Topics include market and cost analysis, assessing market, funding, start-up costs, business plan and more.

June 5: "QuickBooks Advanced" will be offered by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College. Details: 9 a.m. to noon at 202 Mira Loma Drive, behind Butte Community Employment Center), Oroville. Cost: $50 prepaid, $60 at the door. Reservations: 895-9017. Prerequisite: Introduction to QuickBooks I and QuickBooks basics/QuickBooks II. This focuses on analyzing financial data, setting up inventory, tracking and paying sales tax, as well as an overview of advanced features. The trainer is a CPA and QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Includes manual.

June 12: "How to Comply with the Truck and Bus Regulations" will be offered by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College. Details: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico. Cost: free. Reservations: 895-9017. The truck and bus regulations apply to privately and federally owned diesel trucks and buses with a gross weight rating greater than 14,000 pounds that operate in California. Topics include: regulation applicability, engine model year schedule, exemptions, extensions and credits; reporting, broker and dispatcher requirements, proposed amendments and more. The event is co-sponsored by California Air Resources Board.

June 19: "Responding to Government Solicitations (Bids and Proposals)" will be offered by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College. Details: 9 a.m. to noon at Butte College Glenn County Center, 604 E. Walker St. Orland. Cost: free. Reservations: 895-9017. The workshop explains the different between an invitation for bid and a request for proposal. Topics include understand bid packages, key elements of bid formats, pre-bid conferences, insurance bonding, wage determinations; proposal formats and more.

June 27: "Pricing Your Products and Services to Maximize Profit" will be offered by the Small Business Development Center at Butte College. Details: 9 to 11 a.m. at Medical Specialty Center, 284 Spruce St. Gridley. Cost: $30 prepaid, $40 at the door. Reservations: 895-9017. Make sure products are properly priced using fixed and variable costs, materials, labor and overhead costs, tracking results and developing sales forecasts.